LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 5, 2007

TO:	Honorable Aaron Pena, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2328 by Woolley (Relating to the offenses of cruelty to livestock and nonlivestock animals. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would amend the Penal Code to provide penalties for cruelty to livestock and nonlivestock animals.  The bill would modify the current section of the Penal Code to apply to livestock animals and create a new section within the Penal Code for offenses against nonlivestock animals.   The new section would make punishment for the first offense a Class A Misdemeanor and allow for penalty enhancements upon subsequent convictions.  The bill would also amend the Family Code to include the new Penal Code section.

 

This bill will take effect September 1, 2007 and apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the act.  It is assumed that this bill would not significantly affect the operations of state government. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, GG, LM, KJG